Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Subclass Orthogastropoda > Subclass Caenogastropoda > Order Littorinimorpha > Superfamily Vanikoroidea > Family Eulimidae

Megadenus Rosén, 1910

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Megadenus oneirophantae Bouchet & Lützen, 1980

Literature

original description

Rosén N. (1910). Zur Kenntnis der parasitischen Schnecken. Kongliga Fysiografiska Sällskapets Handlingar. new ser., 21(4): 1-67.

basis of record

Warén, A. (1984). A generic revision of the family Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia). Journal of Molluscan Studies. suppl 13: 1-96.

additional source

Goto, R. (2010). First Record of the Genus Megadenus Rosén, 1910 (Gastropoda: Eulimidae), Endoparasites of Sea Cucumbers, from Japan. Venus (Journal of the Malacological Society of Japan). 69 (1-2): 80-83.

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Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Megadenus Rosén, 1910. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137977

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

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2017-03-16 by Philippe Bouchet

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